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Show TURKS SET FIRE TO MAMAKHATUM WHEN FORCED TO FLEE PETROGRAD, Julv 12, via Iondon, July 13, 12:07 a. m. Russian troops have captured the town of Mamakbatuin, fifty miles west of Erzerum, on the Tir.lu river, by assault, says the official statement state-ment given out by the war office tonight. The retreating Turks set fire to the town. Following Is the statement: Our artillery dispersed Germnns who were attempting to bring urtll-lerv urtll-lerv against the Ikskul works. In the sector of the TscherkHHsy farm, south of Krevo, the Germans, supported sup-ported by a violent artillery lire, took the offensive, but were repulsed by our counter-attacks. On the, Stokhod there were ti rt filer fi-ler v duels. In the region of the village, vil-lage, of Kachovka tbe enemy attempted attempt-ed to approach the Stokhod, but wero repulsed by our fire. Caucasus front : W'et of Erzerum our troops, having repulsed the. Turks, took the town of Mamakha-turn Mamakha-turn by assault. In the course of their retreat t he enemy set lite to the town. We took measures to extinguish extin-guish the flames. |